Shaquille ONeal Memorabilia

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For a player who former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson once suggested was lazy, Shaquille O’Neal accomplished quite a lot in his 19-year career, more, in fact, than just about any player other than Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and
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For a player who former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson once suggested was lazy, Shaquille O’Neal accomplished quite a lot in his 19-year career, more, in fact, than just about any player other than Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Michael Jordan. “Shaq,” as he is still widely known, wears four NBA Championship rings, earning three in a row with the Lakers (2000-2002) and one with the Miami Heat (2006). During that incredible Lakers run, O’Neal was named MVP of the NBA Championship all three years, which is doubly amazing considering the 7-foot 1-inch center weighed more than 300 pounds and his teammate at the time was the great Kobe Bryant. O’Neal began his basketball career at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he was a two-time All American and won numerous other accolades, but he left college early in 1992 to pursue a career in the pros. Drafted by the Orlando Magic for the 1992-93 season, he was voted to the All-Star team and was named Rookie of the Year. In his next three years with the Magic, his scoring and defense would help his team make the playoffs, but the team would get knocked out by the Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets, and Chicago Bulls. A free agent at the end of the 1995-96 season, O’Neal signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, an event that was announced when he was part of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team in 1996 with Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns, Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets, and David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs. In L.A., O’Neal would have his most productive years, and he was named the NBA’s MVP in 2000, when he played a personal best 40 minutes per game and averaged 3.8 assists and 29.7 points per game. Four seasons in Miami followed, winning O’Neal his fourth Championship ring, shooting a blistering .612 in 23 games played during the 2006 playoffs. But injuries and time were taking their toll on Shaq, and after two more seasons with Phoenix and single-season appearances with the...
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